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96th Year
NABF Meeting
set for Altoona
The 96th Annual Meeting of the
National Amateur Baseball Federation
will be held Thursday, November 4th
to Sunday, November 7th, 2010 in Altoona, Pennsylvania.
The Director’s Meeting is Friday,
November 5th and the Delegates Meeting, for all NABF franchised member
associations, is Saturday, November
6th.
All NABF meetings are planned
to be held at the Ramada Altoona Conference Center, 1 Sheraton Drive, Altoona, Pennsylvania 16601. The hotel
phone number is (814) 946-1631 or
(814) 947-4313.
This event will be hosted by the
George B. Kelley Amateur Baseball
Federation, Inc.
For additional information, please
contact: Mr. Thomas L. Stout, President, George B. Kelley Amateur Baseball Federation, Inc. Phone: (814) 9448567. Email: tombaseball@atlanticbb.
net.
The Ramada Altoona Conference
Center is a full service property located in the heart of the Allegheny Mountains located just minutes from some
of the greatest attractions that Altoona,
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David Price (Widipedia.com)
MLB All-Star
David Price
Grad of Year
Safe at Home
An Alton Indians (St. Louis) player is safe sliding home in an NABF College Division
World Series semifinal game against the Louisville Orangemen at Ned Skeldon Stadium, the former home of the Toledo Mud Hens. (NABF CWS photo by Scott Grau).
Major League all-star pitcher David
Price is the 2010 National Amateur
Baseball Federation Graduate of the Year.
Price, who played at Vanderbilt
University and is currently with the
Tampa Bay Rays, was the first player se-
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NABF Graduates of the Year
1968
1969
1970
1971
1972
1973
1974
1975
1976
1977
1978
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
Twins)
1989 Dave Dravecky (San Fransisco
Giants)
1990 Barry Larkin (Cincinnati Reds)
1991 Steve Farr (New York Yankees)
1992 Marquies Grissom (Montreal
Expos)
1993 Paul O’Neil (New York Yankees)
1994 No selection (MLB Players Strike)
1995 Charles Nagy (Cleveland Indians)
1996 Brian Jordan (St. Louis Cardinals)
1997 Jeff Reed (Colorado Rockies)
1998 Scott Rolen (Philadelphia Phillies)
1999 Paul Byrd (Philadelphia Phillies)
2000 Pat Burrell (Philadelphia Phillies)
2001 Billy Koch (Toronto Blue Jays)
2002 Roy Oswalt (Houston Astros)
2003 B.J. Surhoff (Baltimore Orioles)
2004 Brian Roberts (Baltimore Orioles)
2005 Mark Tiexiera (Texas Rangers)
2006 J.J. Putz (Seattle Mariners)
2007 Jake Peavy (San Diego Padres)
2008 Gavin Floyd (Chicago White Sox)
2009 Zack Grienke (Kansas City Royals)
2010 David Price (Tampa Bay Rays)
A Detroit NABF Legend
Longtime Detroit sports figure Morris Moorawnick — a celebrated statistician and professional scorekeeper, died recently at 83. Here he is honored at Coamerica Park
prior to a Detroit Tigers game. (See story, page 2, NABF Tournament News)
NABF
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Bowie, Maryland
1979
1980
1981
1982
1983
Bill Freehan (Detroit Tigers)
Pete Rose (Cincinnati Reds)
Bernie Carbo (Cincinnati Reds)
Ted Simmons (St. Louis Cardinals)
John Mayberry (Kansas City
Royals)
Sal Bando (Oakland Athletics)
Jim Wynn (Los Angeles Dodgers)
Frank Tanana (California Angels)
Rick Manning (Cleveland Indians)
Kenton Tekulve (Pittsburgh
Pirates)
Lary Sorenson (Milwaukee
Brewers)
Willie Horton (Seattle Mariners)
Britt Burns (Chicago White Sox)
Tom Paciorek (Seattle Mariners)
Leon Durham (Chicago Cubs)
Robert Bonnell (Toronto Blue
Jays)
Jack Perconte (Seattle Mariners)
John Franco (Cincinnati Reds)
Jesse Barfield (Toronto Blue Jays)
Brian Fletcher (Texas Rangers)
Allen L. Anderson (Minnesota
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World Series Results
World Classics Results
Regional Results
National Youth Baseball
Scholarship Application
Special Recognition
Awards
In Memorium
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NABF TOURNAMENT NEWS
OCTOBER 15, 2010
CONTACT US
Charles M. Blackburn
Executive Director, NABF
Franchise Membership Chmn.
P. O. Box 705,
Bowie, MD 20718
TEL: 410-721-4727
FAX: 410-721-4940
E-mail: [email protected]
OFFICERS &
DIRECTORS
President
David E. Jerome
PO Box 220
Northville, MI 48167-0220
1st Vice President
Gregory Reddington
1704 Grenade Avenue
Louisville, KY 40213
2nd Vice President
Thomas Stout
Altoona, PA
3rd Vice President
Vincent DiLauro
New Haven, Connecticut
Immediate Past President
Ron MacLeod
Lexington, KY
2009 NABF Directors
Richard Crumback
Ft. Wayne, IN
Bruce Edwards
Toledo, OH
Lou Tiberi
Dublin, OH
Ronald Leib
Buffalo, NY
William Ball
Orlando, FL
Jerry Salyers
Miamisburg, OH
Robert Chiara
Malverne, NY
Ronald “Lefty” LeBlanc
Taftville, CT
Robert Mingo
Youngstown, OH
Derek J. Topik
Brandon, MS
Leonard Renna
Kings Park, NY
J. Patrick Eaken
Perrysburg, OH
Mark Mills
Portland, TN
Connie Brown
Troy, OH
Mary E. Love
Appomatox, VA
Michael J. Tewell
Louisville, KY
Everyone in Sports Knew Morris Moorawnick
By Raymond Rolak
DETROIT — Longtime Detroit sports
figure Morris Moorawnick — A celebrated statistician and professional scorekeeper, he died recently at 83. He had
been ailing from a series of strokes. He
was proud of his Russian-Polish heritage.
“I remember well the Detroit Pepsi
team, having several Major League players that made it from the Detroit team having played in the NABF Major Division
World Series from 1962-64,” said NABF
executive director Charles Blackburn Jr.
Moorawnick, a native Detroiter who
moved to Redford later in life, was best
known for keeping stats for the Pistons
and Red Wings, starting in the 50’s. Prior
to that, he was the sports statistician for
Wayne State University. He also acted as
an unofficial Sports Information Director for the great Wayne State basketball
teams of Coach Joel Mason in the 1950’s.
He was shy of getting his degree by three
credits as he was on a music scholarship
at WSU in the early 50’s. He went on to
become a professional baseball scorer,
with a national reputation.
As a youth he was a professional
pin-ball player, table tennis champion
and master piano player. His father
Jacek, would often call to him in Yiddish, “Morrie the Guntcher”, which
loosely translates to ‘one who can play
without tilting’.
He loved to show off his NBA Championship rings from the ‘Bad Boys’ days.
Also, his Detroit Red Wings Stanley Cup
Rings. Last year he was celebrated by
American Legion Baseball for his longtime support of Legion baseball. In fact,
he went on tour showing off his championship rings. He was also honored last
year at Comerica Park by the Ilitch Fami-
ly for his contributions to amateur sports
and excellence of sportsmanship.
Moorawnick worked for nearly every
media outlet in the sports departments,
including the Detroit Times, Detroit
News and Detroit Free Press.
He loved to talk and show off his encyclopedic knowledge of sports “He was
the greatest uncle,” said David Manning.
“The highlight of my uncle’s life was
being around the teams. The only thing
better than that was eating all their food
before the games.” He loved to eat and
tried to keep a kosher table. He tried.
He prided his special friendship with
hockey legend Gordy Howe. Moorawnick
was chronicled in the 2009 book by James
Robert Irwin, “Playing Ball with Legends:
The Story of Don Lund”.
He also travelled with and did stats
for the University of Michigan baseball
team. Morrie was well known in Ann
Arbor and at Ray Fisher Baseball Stadium. He was known for his precise and
small printing. He made keeping score
of a baseball game an art.
He cherished his ‘Black Bat’ trophies of which he had many. These
were replica Hillerich and Bradsby,
Louisville Slugger baseball bats with
all the teammate’s names engraved in
gold on them. They were given to national championship teams as a trophy.
Lund, when he was coach of the 1962
NCAA baseball champions at Michigan
included Moorawnick as an interregnal
part of the team. Moorawnick also contributed to Detroit Pepsi, Detroit Edison
Post-187, Detroit Adray, Detroit John F.
Ivory, Detroit Stan Long Pontiac, Detroit
Larco and Detroit I.T.M. national championship teams. He was known to hitchhike to most National Amateur Baseball
Championship tournaments.
In 1957 he got a personal call from
Marylyn Monroe on Christmas Eve as he
was playing cards with some friends. It
was because he had been a charter subscriber to Playboy Magazine. Everyone
believed him after he casually passed the
phone around and all his pals got to talk
to Marylyn also.
He was known nationally for his
knowledge of sports and immediate recall of trivial sports facts. “He was a
walking encyclopedia of sports,” said
longtime friend and former Detroit Tiger,
Willie Horton.
Also, he was a great ambassador of
Judeo-Christian relations. Moorawnick
prided himself on never telling a lie. In
the late 50’s the Detroit Catholic Central, high school baseball coach, Fr. Joe
Miller, CSB, would take Morrie to dinner
and to the Red Wing’s game at Olympia.
They would have philosophic discussions ranging from the Marshall Plan in
Europe to answering the question of, is
Judaism a nationality or religion.
During the summer to supplement
his income, Moorawnick would board
visiting elite baseball players that played
in the old Hearst, Free Press and Adray
Leagues including baseball great, Steve
Garvey. When he still traveled, he was
a fixture every year at the All-American
Amateur Baseball Association Tournament in Johnstown, Pennsylvania. In
his golden years he enjoyed reading and
tending to his tomato garden.
He is survived by a sister, Marian
and nieces and nephews. The family
asks that memorial donations be made to
one’s charity of choice in Morries name.
(Raymond Rolak is a Michigan based
sports broadcaster and had the privilege
of taking Mr. Moorawnick to dinner on
many occasions.)
Tampa Bay’s David Price NABF Graduate of Year
(continued from front page)
lected in the 2007 Major League draft.
Price played in the 2002 NABF High
School Division World Series with the
Hendersonville Shooters in Millington,
Tennessee. He pitched and won the
championship game over the Maryland
Orioles 6-2. The Orioles pitcher was
Nick Adenhart.
In 2003, Price pitched for the
Nashville Sabres in the NABF High
School World Series, while Adenhart
also pitched for the Maryland Orioles.
Price began playing baseball in
his early childhood. He grew up as
an Atlanta Braves fan, and idolized
outfielder David Justice. He attended
Cooperstown Dreams Park when he was
a teenager.As a teenager, he was a stand
out on the Blackman High School baseball and basketball teams. In his high
school career, he compiled a 0.43 ERA
and 151 strikeouts. He was the recipient
of many awards including the Rutherford
County MVP Pitcher (2003 and 2004),
the Co-District 7AAA Pitcher of the Year
his senior season, and the Rutherford
County Male Athlete of the Year in
2002, 2003 and 2004. He played in the
2004 High School All-America Game in
Albuquerque, New Mexico.
Though drafted by the Los Angeles
Dodgers out of high school, Price did
not sign, and instead chose to attend
Vanderbilt University on an academic
scholarship, and pitched for the baseball
team for three seasons.
In his freshman season in 2005,
Price was honored as a Freshman AllAmerican by both Baseball America and
Collegiate Baseball. That year he went
2-4 with a 2.86 ERA in 19 games, compiling 92 strikeouts in 69.1 innings pitched.
In 2006, as a sophomore, Price posted
a 9-5 record with a 4.16 ERA in 110? innings pitched. He set a school single-season record in strikeouts with 155 while
walking only 43 batters. Over a span of
six starts early in the season, he recorded
10 or more strikeouts each game, including a 17-strikeout performance in a game
against Arkansas. That year, he was one
of five finalists for the Golden Spikes
Award and a semifinalist for the Roger
Clemens Award. He was also named
to the third-team All-American by the
National Collegiate Baseball Writers
Association, first-team All-South Region
by the American Baseball Coaches
Association and second-team All-SEC by
the coaches in that conference.
As a junior he tallied an 11-1 record
with a 2.63 ERA. He was the nation’s top
strikeout pitcher, striking out 194 batters over 133? innings, breaking his own
school record. Price won several major
national awards, including college baseball’s top honor, the 2007 Dick Howser
Trophy,[4] and the 2007 Brooks Wallace
Award (best shortstop).
In the summer of 2005, Price pitched
for the United States National Team. He
went 2-0 with a 1.26 ERA in five games,
tallying 39 strikeouts and 13 walks over
28? innings. On August 2, 2005, he
pitched a complete game shutout over
Nicaragua, only allowing 5 hits. In the
summer of 2006, Price helped the United
States take home the gold medal in the
World University Baseball Championship
held in Cuba. In eight starts for the United
States, Price was 5-1 with a 0.20 ERA.
He signed his first professional contract on August 15, 2007. According to
The Tampa Tribune, the six-year contract
was worth $8.5 million, including a $5.6
million signing bonus. After the contract
was approved by Major League Baseball,
he was added to the Rays’ 40-man roster before being optioned to the minor
leagues to begin his career.
According to Baseball America,
Price’s bonus is the second-largest in
draft history, behind only the $6.1 million
Justin Upton received from the Arizona
Diamondbacks as the top overall pick in
the 2005 Major League Baseball Draft.
The guaranteed value is the third-highest
in draft history, trailing only Mark Prior
($10.5 million, Cubs) and Mark Teixeira
($9.5 million, Rangers) from the 2001
draft. He made his spring training debut
against the New York Yankees, hitting
the first batter and striking out the next
three in one inning of work. His fastball
averaged 98 mph.
Price was first assigned to pitch for
the Rays Single-A Vero Beach affiliate. He
started six games for Vero Beach, compiling a record of 4-0. He had an ERA of 1.82
with 37 strikeouts in 34.2 innings pitched.
In only his second start in Vero
Beach, Price pitched against Pedro
Martínez. After the game, Pedro said
of Price, “He’s amazing, that kid. He’s
amazing.... that kid is very mature for his
time in [the pros], and very talented. Oh
my God. God bless him and keep him
healthy. That kid did a hell of a job of
throwing first-pitch strikes and pounding the strike zone and jamming hitters.
I was watching that. He did it like a big
leaguer. He had such a command. Right
there, I’m challenging you. I’m going
to do what I gotta do without any fear.
That’s the kind of talent you love to see.”
After moving up through the Rays’
minor league system to the Double-A
Montgomery Biscuits in July, Price was
promoted to the Triple-A Durham Bulls
on August 9, 2008. After compiling an
11-0 combined record at Single-A and
Double-A, Price received his first professional loss in his first start at Triple-A
Durham.
Price made his major league debut
with the Tampa Bay Rays on September
14, 2008, against the Yankees. The first
MLB home run he allowed was off Yankees
shortstop Derek Jeter. Price pitched 5?
innings of relief; he made his first major
league start with the Rays on September
22, 2008, against the Baltimore Orioles.
He was the winning pitcher in Game 2
of the 2008 ALCS against the Boston Red
Sox, earning a post-season victory before
winning a regular season game. Price recorded the final four outs in Game 7 of
the 2008 ALCS, earning his first career
save (regular season or postseason; postseason statistics are recorded separately.)
and eliminating the defending champion
Red Sox. Price then pitched 2? innings in
Game 2 of the 2008 World Series; he gave
up two earned runs but nevertheless
earned his second postseason save. The
next day, Price introduced Barack Obama
at a campaign rally in Tampa.
On May 30, 2009, Price collected his
first major league regular season win in
a 5-2 victory over the Minnesota Twins
in which he struck out 11 in under 6 innings. He finished the season with a 10-7
record, a 4.42 ERA, 102 strikeouts, and
54 walks in 23 starts.
In the 2010 season, Price was the
first American League pitcher to reach 10
wins, on June 15. On that date, he was
10-2 and led the league with a 2.31 ERA.
Price was selected to start the 2010 all
star game in Anaheim, California.
Price throws a fastball Also nicknamed a “Running Fastball” that maintains 94-96 mph and peaks at 100 or 101
mph[10] with good tailing action from
right-handed batters. His best pitch, however, is a slider that averages 88 mph with
a very late and sharp break.[11] He also
possesses a changeup which was taught
to him by the Tampa Bay Rays Pitching
coach when he arrived in Tampa Bay.
(from NABF sources and Wikipedia.com)
NABF TOURNAMENT NEWS OCTOBER 15, 2010
AGE DIVISION DIRECTORS
Major Division (Unlimited)
Gregory Reddington
1704 Grenade Avenue
Louisville, KY 40213
502-473-0513
[email protected]
Junior Division (16 & Under)
David Jerome
PO Box 220
436 North Center Street
Northville, MI 48167
248-348-4433, 248-348-9097
College Division (22 & Under)
J. Patrick Eaken
6708 Fremont Pike
Perrysburg, OH 43551
419-837-0088, 419-494-7358
[email protected]
Sophomore Div. (14 & Under)
Mary E. Love
PO Box 740
Rustburg, VA 24588
434-821-1411, 434-610-0108
434-821-0097 (fax)
[email protected]
Senior Division (18 & Under)
Lou Tiberi
5306 Roscommon Road
Dublin, OH 43017
614-766-7749
High School Div. (17 & Under)
Derek Topik
603 Bay Park Drive
Brandon, MS 39047
601-992-7654
Freshman Div. (12 & Under)
Scotty Baker
3335 Pine Tar Alley,
Southaven, MS, 38671
(662) 890-3371, (901) 239-1220,
(662) 890-6725 (fax), info@
jbjsports.com, www.jbjsports.
com/07nabfws.htm
Rookie Division (10 & Under)
Scotty Baker
3335 Pine Tar Alley,
Southaven, MS, 38671
(662) 890-3371, (901) 239-1220,
(662) 890-6725 (fax), info@
jbjsports.com, www.jbjsports.
com/07nabfws.htm
Awards
Joseph Warren , Chairman
Awards Committee
PO Box 705
Bowie, MD 20718
(410) 721-4727
Public Relations
J. Patrick Eaken, Chairman
6708 Fremont Pike
Perrysburg, OH 43551
419-837-0088,
419-836-2221
[email protected]
Franchise Membership
Charles Blackburn, Jr., Chmn.
PO Box 705
Bowie, MD 20718-0705
410-721-4727
[email protected]
Rules & Regulations
Robert Frellick, Chairman
64 Winters Haven
Fairview, NC 28730
828-628-0704
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2009 NABF SPECIAL RECOGNITION AWARDS
Man of the
Year Glenn
“Buzz”
McNish,
Lenoir City,
Tennessee
For his
unselfish
dedication
and support
of amateur baseball in Greater
Knoxville, Tennessee and
service to the National Amateur
Baseball Federation
Man of the Year Michael J.
Tewell, Louisville, Kentucky
For his unselfish dedication and
support of amateur baseball in
Greater Louisville, Kentucky and
service to the National Amateur
Baseball Federation
Woman of the Year Mary
Adkins, Lavalette, West
Virginia
For her unselfish dedication and
support of amateur baseball and
service to the National Amateur
and unselfish service in support
of the National Amateur
Baseball Federation and the
development of the NABF
scholarship program.
Sherrie Shipman
Baseball Federation and the
Interstate Baseball League
Woman of the Year Sherrie
Shipman, Toledo, Ohio
For her unselfish dedication and
support of amateur baseball and
service to the National Amateur
Baseball Federation and the
Greater Toledo, Ohio area.
Ronald E. McMinn Award
Fred Feaver, Columbus, Ohio
To honor his significant
contributions, lifelong dedication
NABF Award of Merit
Robert Chiara, Malverne, New
York
To honor his unselfish
dedication and prominent
contributions for the support
of amateur baseball in his
community, his many years
of service and development
of baseball programs for the
National Amateur Baseball
Federation.
John Benedict Sports
Journalism Award
Presented to Adam Greene,
sportswriter, and the
Knoxville News-Sentinel
For outstanding coverage of
amateur sports in the Greater
Knoxville, Tennessee area and
the NABF High School Division
National Championship Series.
National Youth Baseball
The NABF'S
DQ Crushers
NYB champions
The DQ Crushers pulled a Cinderella-like feat in the 10U 2010 National
Youth Baseball Championships (NYBC)
at First Tennessee Fields in Cordova, TN.
The NYBC was started 3 years ago in an
attempt to determine the true National
Champion of the 10U and 12U youth
baseball. The World Series winners from
each of the eight major National youth
baseball associations (AAU, AABC, Super Series, USSSA, Pony League, Dixie
Youth, NABF and Cal Ripken) send the
winner of their national tournament to
this event to via for the title “true national champion.”
The DQ Crushers, based out of Conway, AR, won the National Amateur
Baseball Federation (NABF) World Series
in Southaven, MS on July 8th with a 4-3
victory over Banditos Black from Houston, TX. The Crushers had accumulated
an impressive 69-10 record in 2010, including going 7-0 in winning the NABF
World Series. The Crushers play a very
strong schedule throughout the summer
competing in tournaments against teams
in the 11 and 12 yr old divisions. Including the NYBC tournament, the Crushers
lost only three times to teams their own
age in 2010. The Crushers are coached by
Head Coach Scott Stroth, Asst Coach Dan
Hreha and Asst Coach Craig Gavazzi, all
from Conway, AR.
The Crushers first game in the NYBC
was against the Cal Ripken representative Middleton, NJ. Jordan Wicks was the
starting pitcher and went 3 innings, allowing 5 hits, 1 walk, had one pick off
at first and struck out 5 batters. Despite
some first game jitters and 6 errors, the
Crushers run ruled their opponent in
5 innings, 18-8. Jack Stroth went 3 for
4 with 2RBIs and Parker Gavazzi went
1 for 2 with 2 walks and 3 RBIs. Tyler
Cleveland came in to pitch in the fourth
inning. Middleton, NJ produced a 4 run
rally in the 5th but Cleveland closed out
the game with 3 hits, 2 walks and 2 strike
Continued on page 18
The DQ Crushers — Front Row (L-R) Cameron Tissue, Parker Gavazzi, Ty Johnson, Chance Wallingsford, Bennett Shoptaw. Second Row: Connor McCullough,
Tyler Cleveland, Jordan Wicks, Jack Stroth, Andrew Hreha, Winston Strawn. Back
Row: Asst Coach Dan Hreha, Head Coach Scott Stroth, Asst Coach Craig Gavazzi.
National Meeting
(continued from front page)
MVP Connor McCullough
Pennsylvania has to offer including……..
• Logan Valley Mall
• Park Hills Golf Course
• Lakemont Park
• Oak Spring Winery
• Allegheny Portage Rail Road National Historic Site
The Ramada Altoona Conference
Center offers an indoor pool, Jacuzzi tub,
fully equipped fitness center, and game
room. At the hotel there are three on site
restaurants, room service and a lobby
café.
Three Airports service Altoona,
Pennsylvania
• Altoona-Blair County Airport,
Martinsburg, PA Airport is 17 miles away
• University Park Airport, State College, PA is 45 miles away
• Pittsburgh International Airport,
Pittsburgh, PA is 110 miles away
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NABF TOURNAMENT NEWS
OCTOBER 15, 2010
Major World Series
Beecher Muskies win 97th Annual Major Division title
Ten teams consisting of nine regional
winners and host team, Louisville Star
Drywall, competed in the 97th NABF
National Championship Series for four
days in record setting 100 plus degree
weather. Derby City Field, Bellarmine
University, and Male High School were
the playing sites for the two groups of
five teams taking part in the Modified
Round Robin Schedule
On August 15, a hot, muggy Sunday
night in Louisville, KY, the Beecher, IL
Muskies and West Haven, CT A-Plus
Plumbing took the field at Derby City
Stadium to play the 97th NABF Major
Division championship game. The two
teams had survived 4 days of 100-degree
temperatures, stifling humidity and rainouts that had pushed the Series semi-finals to Sunday as well.
A-Plus had defeated the Chicago
Clout 7-1 in Sunday's first semi-final
game while the Muskies had knocked off
the Cincinnati Chiefs 3-0 in their semifinal. A-Plus entered the title game as
the only undefeated team in Series play.
Both starting pitchers, A-Plus' Brian
Gouin and Beecher's Brandon Dubois,
were making their second starts of the
series. The Muskies got on the board
first in the second inning when Todd
Sippel singled home Steve Pellack who
had reached on a fielders choice. A-Plus
came back to tie the game in the third
when Chris Migani doubled home Matt
Denofria. Migani had four hits in the
game.
In the top of the fourth, Beecher
broke the game open scoring five times.
T.J. Stanfield, Ryan Lardi, Todd Sippel, Dave Blomberg, Mike Henderson
and Dan Weltmeyer all had hits as the
Muskies batted around in the inning.
After West Haven went quietly in the
fourth, Beecher tacked on another run in
the top of the fifth on a Stanfield triple
followed by a double from Pellack. Mike
Coggins' A-Plus squad wasn't finished
though as Mike Tamsin pounded a tworun homer off Dubois in the bottom of
the inning.
With the score 7-3 Beecher in the
6th, Muskies manager Fred LeSage went
to Andy Marquie, who had pitched Saturday's game against Troy, MI Jet Box.
Marquie retired the Plumbers in order
in the sixth, but surrendered a run in the
seventh when Tamsin singled home Al
Barbaro who had doubled to start the inning. In the top of the eighth, with the
Muskie lead cut to 7-4, Mike Henderson
singled home Brett Velon to give Beecher
a four run lead. An A-Plus threat in the
bottom of the frame ended quickly as
Muskie second baseman Brad Schweigert turned a 4-3 double play to end the
inning.
The top of the ninth inning saw the
Beecher Muskies — Front Row L to R: Kyle Thomas, T.J. Stanfield, Brett Velon, Brad Schweigert, Steve Pellack, Tim Kerouac
2nd Row: Manager Fred LeSage, Phil Striggow, Ryan Lardi, Corey Schultz, Dillon Roark, Nathan Weglarz, Dan Weltmeyer,
Coach Wendell Thomas . 3rd Row: Marty Coyle, Juan Desiderio, Mike Henderson, Jason Squier, Coach Brad Meyer, Todd
Sippel, Andy Marquie, Dave Blomberg, Brandon Dubois
All-Tournament
Team
Beecher Muskies manager Fred LeSage (far left) and some of his original team players still with him after a quarter of a century playing amateur baseball.
Muskies score twice more on RBI's from
Sippel and Blomberg to extend their lead
to 10-4. That would be the final, as Mar-
MODIFIED ROUND ROBIN PLAY
Round #1 and #2
Thursday August 12th
Game #1
Derby City Field
9:30 am
Game #2
Bellarmine Univ.
9:30 am
Game #3
Male High School
9:30 am
Game #4
Derby City Field
1:00 pm
Game #5
Bellarmine Univ.
2:00 pm
Game #6
Male High School
2:00 pm
Game #7
Derby City Field
4:30 pm
Game #8
Derby City Field
8:00 pm
A-Plus Plumbing 5
POOL A TEAM 1
Cincinnati Chiefs 5
POOL B TEAM 1
Tampa Elite 13
POOL B TEAM 2
Detroit Jet Box 14
POOL A TEAM 2
Beecher Muskies 5
POOL A TEAM 4
Milford Hunters 17
POOL B TEAM 3
Roth Bros. 2
POOL A TEAM 3
Chicago Clout 6
POOL B TEAM 4
vs.
vs.
vs.
vs.
vs.
vs.
vs.
vs.
Beecher Muskies 3
POOL A TEAM 4
Chicago Clout 4
POOL B TEAM 4
Milford Hunters 6
POOL B TEAM 3
Roth Bros. 11
POOL A TEAM 3
Murray’s Diesel 4
POOL A TEAM 5
Cincinnati Chiefs 9
POOL B TEAM 1
A-Plus Plumbing 7
POOL A TEAM 1
Lou Star Drywall 3
POOL B TEAM 5
quie escaped the ninth after allowing a
single to Migani and a walk to Tamsin to
earn the save. Beecher captured its first
World Series title in the team's 33-year
history. Brandon Dubois earned series
MVP honors for his two pitching victories.
Game #15
Derby City Field
4:30 pm
Game #16
Derby City Field
8:00 pm
Derby City Field
9:30 am
Game #10
Bellarmine Univ.
9:30 am
Game #11
Male High School
9:30 am
Game #12
Derby City Field
1:00 pm
Game #13
Bellarmine Univ.
2:00 pm
Game #14
Male High School
2:00 pm
Murray’s Diesel 12
POOL A TEAM 5
Lou Star Drywall 1
POOL B TEAM 5
A-Plus Plumbing 12
POOL A TEAM 1
Cincinnati Chiefs 10
POOL B TEAM 1
Detroit Jet Box 10
POOL A TEAM 2
Roth Bros. 17
vs.
vs.
vs.
vs.
vs.
vs.
Roth Bros. 3
POOL A TEAM 3
Milford Hunters 7
POOL B TEAM 3
Detroit Jet Box 6
POOL A TEAM 2
Tampa Elite 4
POOL B TEAM 2
Murray’s Diesel 12
POOL A TEAM 5
Beecher Muskies 10
Marty Coyle
Joe Perona
Steve Pellack
Matt Flamm
Chris Magini
Hunter Phillips
Mike Roe
Jared Rohrig
Sal Savo
Jason Squier
Brandon Dubois
Reid Tilson
Joe Iacobucci
Jason Cisper
Nick Czekaj
TJ Stanfield
Bart Stack
Jordan McGillis
Tom Clayton
Matt Viggiano
Ronnie Whitt
POOL A TEAM 3
Milford Hunters 3
POOL B TEAM 3
Tampa Elite 7
POOL B TEAM 2
vs.
vs.
Beecher Muskies
Chicago Clout
Beecher Muskies
Cincinnati Chiefs
A-Plus Plumbing
Milford Hunters
Cincinnati Chiefs
Milford Hunters
A-Plus Plumbing
Beecher Muskies
Beecher Muskies
Tampa Elite
Roth Bros.
Cincinnati Chiefs
Milford Hunters
Beecher Muskies
Murray’s Diesel
Tampa Elite
Roth Bros.
Detroit Jet Box
Cincinnati Chiefs
POOL A TEAM 4
Chicago Clout 5
POOL B TEAM 4
Lou Star Drywall 3
POOL B TEAM 5
ROUND 5
SATURDAY AUGUST 14TH
Game #17
Derby City Field
9:30 am
Game #18
Bellarmine Univ.
9:30 am
Game #19
Male High School
9:30 am
Game #20
Derby City Field
1:00 pm
ROUND #3 AND #4
FRIDAY AUGUST 13TH
Game #9
C
C
1B
2B
3B
SS
P
P
P
P
P
P
OF
OF
OF
OF
OF
OF
Util
Util
DH
Murray’s Diesel 1
POOL A TEAM 5
Lou Star Drywall 1
POOL B TEAM 5
Chicago Clout 6
POOL B TEAM 4
Beecher Muskies 9
POOL A TEAM 4
vs.
vs.
vs.
vs.
A-Plus Plumbing 11
POOL A TEAM 1
Cincinnati Chiefs 7
POOL B TEAM 1
Tampa Elite 5
POOL B TEAM 2
Detroit Jet Box 0
POOL A TEAM 2
SATURDAY AUGUST 14TH
Game #21
Derby City Field
4:30 pm
Game #22
Derby City Field
8:00 pm
A-Plus Plumbing 7
WINNER POOL A
Cincinnati Chiefs 0
WINNER POOL B
vs.
vs.
Chicago Clout 1
RUNNER-UP POOL B
Beecher Muskies 3
RUNNER-UP POOL A
SUNDAY AUGUST 15TH
Game #23
Derby City Field
12:00 pm
A-Plus Plumbing 4
RUNNER-UP
vs.
Beecher Muskies 8
CHAMPION
NABF TOURNAMENT NEWS OCTOBER 15, 2010
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College World Series
Ohio Monarchs Gold win second title in three years
The 2010 NABF College World Series in Toledo, Ohio was played the
weekend of August 5-8 at various sites
around Northwest Ohio. The main site
was Ned Skeldon Stadium, a 10,000 seat
stadium that was once the former home
of the Triple A Toledo Mud Hens.
The weather was ideal for baseball
and for the first time in the three years
of Toledo hosting the event, there wasn’t
any rain. Pool play games were completed on Friday leaving the top eight teams
to battle it out for the title of 2010 NABF
College World Series championship in
televised action Saturday and Sunday at
Skeldon Stadium.
The four quarter-final games were
played on Saturday with the Alton Indians, Louisville Orangemen, Crystal Lake
Cardinals and Monarchs Gold recording
wins and earning the right to move on to
the semifinals on Sunday. The first game
featured the Monarchs Gold vs. Crystal
Lake Cardinals. The second game featured the Louisville Orangemen vs. Alton Indians. The Monarchs Gold team
won a thriller in 10 innings by the score
of 10-9 and the Alton Indians were too
much for the Louisville Orangemen winning the game 12-3.
The championship game was set
with the Monarchs Gold vs. Alton Indians. The teams battled back and forth
early, but the bats of the Monarchs soon
overtook the Alton Indians’ pitchers. The
Monarchs – Gold’s pitcher, Brett Kuebler,
held down the bats of Alton for his entire
8 inning stint only giving up 5 runs in 9
hits, this was after he threw 3 innings on
Thursday. The performance by the Monarchs Gold and tournament MVP Drew
Kuns was one to remember. Kuns went
4-6 with a HR, 2B and 4 RBI’s. Kuns hit an
impressive .500 for the tournament with
10 RBI’s and 8 runs scored. Kuns played
high school baseball at Oregon Clay and
plays NCAA Division I college baseball
at Bowling Green State University.
The final out was recorded around
9:45 pm followed by the entire Monarch’s team and staff storming the field
celebrating their second World Series
title in the past three years.
The tournament batting champ was
Randy Ramirez, Kingsbridge Knights.
Archived play by play of the NABF
College World Series Games are available
at www.WRSCradio.com. DVD and VHS
recordings of the games may be found at
www.bcsn.tv. Photos are by Scott Grau.
The 2010 NABF College World Series champions Ohio Monarchs Gold from Toledo, Ohio
The 2010 NABF College World Series runner-up Alton Indians from St. Louis, Missouri
Action from the CWS championship.
The Monarchs celebrate a championship victory.
MVP Drew Kuns
The Monarchs send a runner home in the championship.
All-Tournament
Team
C
C
1B
2B
3B
SS
P
P
P
P
P
P
OF
OF
OF
OF
1B OF
DH
DH
Util
Util
Kyle Shaffer
Dan Sikes
Drew Kuns
Andy Burns
Randy Ramirez
Dave Hoffman
Pat Amrhein
Paul Duncan
Tyler Funke
Cody Johnson
Nick Johnson
Joel Feliz
Casey Winckowski
Gavin Meyer
Jacob Germinger
Ricardo Lizcano
Kyle Stanton
Jacob Rhodes
Zack Adams
Vinny Caeser
Chad Mullins
Shannon Fence
Alton Indians
Monarchs – Gold
Alton Indians
Kingsbridge Knights
Crystal Lake Cardinals
Alton Indians
Crystal Lake Cardinals
Crystal Lake Cardinals
Louisville Orangemen
Alton Indians
Kingsbridge Knights
Monarchs – Gold
Crystal Lake Cardinals
Alton Indians
Monarchs – Gold
Alton Indians
Michigan Bulls
Louisville Orangemen
Dix Hill Dodgers
Shannon Fence
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NABF TOURNAMENT NEWS
OCTOBER 15, 2010
Senior World Series
Houston Raiders win Senior World Series championship
The 2010 NABF Senior Division
World Series Championship Game featured the defending champion Maryland
Monarchs and the Houston Raiders, who
were playing in their first NABF World
Series. The Houston Raiders would enter the Championship game with a 6-0
record (4-0 in pool play), having hit 4
homeruns and scoring 52 runs in their
first six games. They defeated the TriCounty Bees, 11-1 in the first semi-final
game of the day. The Maryland Monarchs
entered the Championship Game with
a 5-1 record after defeating the Jackson
96ers 1-0 in a thrilling semi-final contest.
Like the rest of their games in the
tournament, the Houston Raiders used
their bats to defeat their opponent in the
Championship Game. The Raiders had
15 hits in the game and won the game by
a final score of 9-2. The Raiders jumped
out to a 2-0 lead after the first two innings. Although the Monarchs would go
on to score a run in the top of the third
to close the gap to 2-1, the Raiders went
on to score 7 more runs over the course
of the next 5 innings to seal the victory.
Batting Champion Josh Duran would
go 2-4 on the day and World Series MVP
Jared Lakind went 1-4 at the plate and
also picked up the save by pitching the
final four innings, striking out five while
only giving up one run.
All-Tournament
Team
C
C
1B
2B
3B
SS
P
P
P
P
P
P
OF
OF
OF
OF
OF
OF
Josh Ledesma
Peyton Johnson
Jared Lakind
Curtis Jones
Brent Jones
Josh Duran
Anthony Banda
Alexis Garza
Spencer Turnbull
Jake Garbuzinski
Ethan Rice
Robert Kennedy
Lebro Burnette
Adam Warda
Wade Rotherwich
Tyler Steele
Chris Burdie
Alex Miklos
DH
Util
Util
Lucas Moran
Chris Kalousdia
JC Brandmaier
Houston Raiders
Jackson 96ers
Houston Raiders
Houston Raiders
Maryland Monarchs
Houston Raiders
Houston Raiders
Houston Raiders
Jackson 96ers
Memphis Tigers
Maryland Monarchs
Norwood Blues
Midville Dodgers
Norwood Blues
MO Stallions
Maryland Monarchs
Midville Dodgers
Dave Sugar’s
Excavating
Houston Raiders
Long Island Titans
Long Island Titans
Houston Raiders — Front Row: Mitchell Taylor; Domonick Cano; Jared Pinson; Tyler Carollo; Austin Frielinghausen; Curtis
Jones; Josh Duran. Back Row: Zech Lemond; Anthony Banda; Jared Lakind; Brian Smith; Matt Sinclair; Josh Ledesma; Lucas
Moran; Kyle Survance. Not Pictured: Corbin Mitchell; Kyle Allen; Alexis Garza; Garrett Machacek; Sam May; Ryan Bielitz
Junior World Series
Rotterdam Rangers roll in Junior World Series title game
The Rotterdam Rangers opened up
the championship game with fireworks.
The first four batters scored and by the
end of the first inning, they had batted
around and had a 6-0 lead. Tom Verret and Tyler Demers each had doubles
while Robbie Knighte’s single helped to
produce the six first inning runs. After
the first, the game was uneventful. Rot-
terdam pitcher Kyle Garrison faced 21
batters in five innings without giving up
a run for the win. Garrison was relieved
by the tournament’s most valuable player
Rory Little who faced a minimum of six
batters, while striking out the side in the
final inning.
Rotterdam finished by scoring two
runs in both the fifth and sixth innings.
In the fifth, Rotterdam’s Tyler Demers
and Kyle Garrison scored on Nick Zeglen’s sharp grounder to third and a wild
pitch. In the top of the sixth, Jeff Heck
and Tom Verret finished up the scoring.
Dan Saccocio had two singles and Verret
had two doubles.
The West Islip team played well and
scattered seven hits over seven innings,
but could not put together back to back
hits to put a run on the board.
The tournament was well played,
by quality teams. Everyone should hold
their heads high for earning their way to
Northville and playing like champions.
All-Tournament
Team
C
C
1B
2B
3B
SS
P
P
P
P
P
P
OF
OF
OF
OF
OF
OF
DH
Util
Util
Tom Verret
Danny Ferguson
Tyler Serich
Shayne O’Leary
Trey Silvers
Kyle Garrison
Rory Little
Michael O’Sullivan
Joe Catania
Jesse Hardwick
Hank Schlueter
Jeff Gertley
Tom Weyard
Jake Bell
Connor Dwyer
Vince Pitzulo
Justin Relyea
Nico Dilonni
Evan Decovich
Brandon Cyr
Jacob Conners
Rotterdam Rangers
Rondinelli Tuxedo
Astro Falcons
West Islip Lions
Allen Baseball Club
Rotterdam Rangers
Rotterdam Rangers
Northville Broncos
West Islip Lions
Toronto Mets
Rondinelli Tuxedo
Northville Broncos
Severna Park
Jefferson County Blazers
Northville Broncos
Astro Falcons
Rotterdam Rangers
Astro Falcons
Eastview Thunder
West Islip Lions
West Islip Lions
NABF Junior Division World Series champions — Rotterdam Rangers
NABF TOURNAMENT NEWS OCTOBER 15, 2010
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High School World Series
Virginia Barnstormers win second consecutive HS title
By Adam Greene
Knoxville News Sentinel
East Tennessee’s first year of hosting
the National Amateur Baseball Federation World Series came to an end Sunday
at Lindsey Nelson Stadium with a bang.
The Virginia Barnstormers out of
Fairfax, VA won their second straight
NABF World Series title with a 6-4 vic-
All-Tournament
Team
C
C
1B
2B
3B
SS
P
P
P
P
P
P
OF
OF
OF
OF
OF
OF
UT
UT
DH
Michael Wilson
Chris Winpigler
Trey Rogers
Billy Billings
Kyle Hagerich
Austin Lucas
Tim Baldrick
Joe Tobin
Josh Desze
Joe Wong
Michael George
Brian Smith
Kyle Salyan
Billy Sager
Ryan Owens
Zach Tsafantakis
Mike Urbanski
Cale Laughlin
David Rozner
Trave Dempsey
Derek Gardella
American National Eagles West
Frederick FSK Post 11
BNBA Gold 17
American National Eagles West
North Coast Vipers
Huntington Hounds
Cincinnati Jets
Bel Air Braves
Ohio Elite
Huntington Hounds
Delaware Diamonds
Frederick FSK Post 11
North Coast Vipers
Huntington Hounds
Virginia Barnstormers
Allen Baseball Club
Upstate Vipers
American National Eagles West
Virginia Barnstormers
Huntington Hounds
Upstate Vipers
tory over the Huntington Hounds out of
Huntington, WV.
The tournament was held at multiple sites throughout the Knoxville area
including Maryville College, Lenoir City
High School, and Lindsey Nelson Stadium. Playing the championship game on
the Tennessee Vols’ home field was a real
treat for the Barnstormers, said coach
Rick Hart.
“It’s an SEC school and that’s real
special,” Hart said. “We’re all Northern
Virginia people so it’s an absolute thrill
for the kids to play here.”
Sunday’s championship game went
back and forth for the first four innings.
Virginia’s John McGillicuddy, the eventual tournament MVP, hit an RBI single
to put his team up 1-0. Huntington took
its only lead in the second with a two
RBI single from Billy Sager.
McGillicuddy gave his team the lead
for good in the top of the fourth with a
two-run hit. McGillicuddy was 4-for-4 on
the day with four RBIs.
“It was a real reach-down, gutsy
performance,” Hart Said. “Winning two
(World Series) in a row was real special.
Maybe two of these players were on last
year’s team. We had a new group of kids
and made the best of it. They played with
a lot of heart and determination. We had
a lot of big hits today.”
Virginia Barnstormers — Row 1-kneeling - John McGillicuddy, Nolan Kime, Johnny McGuigan, Colin May, Coach Chris Warren.
Row 2-standing - Wes Stonelake, Andrew Weidinger, Ryan Owens, Brian Robbett, Ty Lighton, Joey Priftis, Coach Paul Caffi. Row
3-standing - Coach Rick Hart, Coach Bill Askin, David Rozner, Beau Fitzpatrick, James Essex, Bryson Hough, Joe McGillicuddy.
NABF Regionals
SOPHOMORE DIVISION
(14 & UNDER)
Brooklyn, New York- Regional
Winner: Long Island Titans (NY)
Final Game Score: Long Island
Titans, (NY): 11 vs. Salisbury
Rattlers, (NY): 1
Toledo, Ohio - Regional
Winner: Northern Ohio Hurricanes
(OH) 4 wins,1 loss
Runner-Up: Fairborn Flyers (OH)
3 wins, 2 loss
Troy, New York - Regional
Winner: Half Moon Mariners (NY)
4 wins 1 loss
Runner-Up: Niskayuna Indians
(NY), 4 wins 1 loss
*Mariners win tie-breaker by
allowing fewer runs than the
Indians
JUNIOR DIVISION
(16 & UNDER)
Bowie, Maryland - Regional
Winner: Severna Park, (MD)
3 wins 0 losses
Runner-Up: Bowie Blue Dogs,
(MD), 2 wins 1 loss
Brooklyn, New York - Regional
Winner: West Islip Lions (NY)
Final Game Score: West Islip
Lions, (NY): 6 vs. Bronx Outsiders,
(NY): 4
Lufkin, Texas - Regional
Winner: Allen Baseball Blue (TX)
Final Game Score: Allen Baseball
Blue, (TX): 12 vs. Allen Baseball
Grey, (TX): 4
Struthers, Ohio - Regional
Winner: Astro Falcons (OH)
Final Game Score: Astro Falcons,
(OH): 9 vs. Northern Ohio
Hurricanes (OH): 3
Troy, New York - Regional
Winner: Rotterdam Rangers (NY)
Final Game Score: Rotterdam
Rangers, (NY): 2 vs. South
Duchess Lightning (NY) 1
SENIOR DIVISION
(18 & UNDER)
Bowie, Maryland - Regional
Winner: Bowie Post 66 (MD)
Final Game Score: Bowie Post 66,
(MD) 10 vs. Maryland Cardinals,
(MD) 0
Houston, Texas - Regional
Winner: Houston Raiders, (TX)
Final Game Score: Houston
Raiders, (TX) 13 vs. Banditos
North, (TX) 2
Pelham, New York - Regional
Winner: Long Island Titans (NY)
Final Game Score: Long Island
Titans, (NY) 11 vs. Long Island
Storm, (NY) 9
Struthers, Ohio - Regional
Winner: Dave Sugar Excavating,
(OH)
Final Game Score: Dave Sugar
Excavating, (OH) 2 vs. 1080
Media, (OH) 0
Final Game Score: Chicago Clout
(IL) 7 vs. La Margarita Blues (IN) 4
Troy, Ohio - Regional
Winner: Tri-County Bees (NY)
Final Game Score: Tri-County
Bees, (NY) 6 vs. Capital Cardinals,
(NY) 1
Hackensack, New Jersey Regional
Winner: Milford Hunters (CT)
Final Game Score: Milford Hunters
(CT) 4 vs. Hackensack Troast (NJ)
2
COLLEGE DIVISION
(22 & UNDER)
Brooklyn, New York - Regional
Winner: Bonnie Youth Club, (NY)
Final Game Score: Bonnie Youth
Club, (NY) 10 vs. Shrub Oak, (NY)
9
Youngstown, Ohio - Regional
Winner: Shannon Fence (OH)
Final Game Score: Shannon
Fence, (OH) 4 vs. Ohio Glaciers,
(OH) 3
MAJOR DIVISION
(UNLIMITED)
Buffalo, New York - Regional
Winner: Detroit Jet Box (MI)
Final Game Score: Detroit Jet Box
(MI) 18 vs. Grand Island Dugouts
(NY) 2
Cincinnati, Ohio - Regional
Winner: Cincinnati Chiefs (OH)
Final Game Score: Cincinnati
Chiefs (OH) 6 vs. Cincinnati
Cobalts (OH) 1
Fort Wayne, Indiana - Regional
Winner: Chicago Clout (IL)
Kankakee, Illinois - Regional
Winner: Beecher Muskies (IL)
Final Game Score: Beecher
Muskies (IL) 7 vs. Chicago
Zephyrs (IL) 0
Orlando, Florida - Regional
Winner: Tampa Navy Elite (FL)
Final Game Score: Tampa Navy
Elite (FL) 6 vs. Tampa Raider (FL)
0
Tampa Navy Elite, 3 wins, 0 losses
Tampa Raiders, 3 wins, 1 loss
Salisbury, Maryland - Regional
Winner: Murray’s Diesel (NY)
Final Game Score: Murray’s
Diesel (NY) 9 vs. Perdue Chicks
(MD) 1
West Haven, Connecticut Regional
Winner: A-Plus Plumbing (CT)
Final Game Score: A-Plus
Plumbing (CT) 9 vs. Stamford
White Sox (NY) 3
Youngstown, Ohio - Regional
Winner: Roth Bros (OH)
Final Game Score: Roth Bros
(OH) 7 vs. St. Johns Lefty’s (PA) 1
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NABF TOURNAMENT NEWS
OCTOBER 15, 2010
Sophomore World Series
Liberty Christian Academy wins Sophomore Division title
By Ted Allen
Lynchburg News and Advance
After a sweltering weekend at War
Memorial Park, nothing could have
been more refreshing than the surprise
ice shower Liberty Christian Academy
14-and-under baseball coach Mike
Morris got at home plate Sunday afternoon at War Memorial Park.
The Bulldogs rallied from a 3-1 deficit in the last two innings to edge the
Long Island Titans 4-3 in the NABF
Sophomore World Series championship game, becoming the first Virginia
team since the tournament started in
1974 to claim the title.
“It’s really great,” said Jesse
Stinnett, an Amherst pickup who
picked up the win in relief. “I’ve
played in some (Dixie Youth) World
Series before, but I’ve never made it to
this high a stage before. I was getting
scared there at the end, but I knew we
had it the whole time.”
Stinnett came in with runners on
first and second and no outs in the
sixth after LCA starting pitcher Stephen Hueber, the tournament MVP,
gave up a leadoff double to Mike Castiglie and back-to-back singles to Chris
Faison and Anthony Costales.
He proceeded to strike out sixth
batter Nick Cosmo before starting a
1-6-3 double play on a comebacker
by Connor Powers, who had ended a
fourth-inning rally in the same fashion.
“Jesse Stinnett came in at the end
and he just shut them down for two
innings,” said Morris, who was also
celebrating his 42nd birthday. “He
pitched fantastic.”
The Bulldogs, who went 7-0 in the
tournament to finish their season at
20-1, got one run back in the bottom of
the sixth when Josh Barrick doubled
down the right-field line and scored
on Matt Lewis’ two-out bloop single
to left center.
The bottom of the seventh inning
was all about sacrifice for LCA, starting with sixth batter Bryan Pollard,
who was hit by a pitch from Long Island starter Pat Leonard.
“He took one for the team,” Morris said. “(Down in the count) 0-2, he
took a curveball in the back. That was
a big play.”
“That’s what got us going and we
just finished it off.” Pollard added.
Hueber, who shifted to first base
when Stinnett came in to pitch, then
put down a sacrifice bunt to the thirdbase side in his only at-bat, forcing
Leonard to hurry his throw to first. It
sailed high, pulling Castiglie off the
bag and allowing Stinnett to come
home with the tying run as the ball
bounced out of his glove.
Stinnett then bunted back to fellow relief pitcher Bryce Keller, moving Hueber into scoring position with
one out. After Keller walked ninth
batter Jeremiah Kirkland, he threw a
wild pitch that sent runners to second
and third, reducing the chance for an
inning-ending double play.
With the Titans’ infield drawn in,
Zach Clinton drove in the winning
run with a hard-hit grounder that
bounced over the glove of shortshop
Jesse Berardi, who had made several
smooth putouts throughout the tournament.
“I don’t like playing my infield up,”
Long Island coach Chris Phelan said.
“That’s usually what happens, something finds a hole and that’s exactly
what happened. The kid did a good
piece of hitting, just put the ball back
up the middle and when the infield’s
in, it’s real tough to get to that ball.”
LCA, meanwhile, shrugged off a
couple errors that allowed the Titans
to tie the game in the third and take a
2-1 lead in the fourth.
“If someone made one bad play,
they kept their head up and just
pushed through,” Pollard said. “We
just held our ground and fought
through it.”
NABF Sophomore Division World Series champions — Liberty Christian Academy
2010 NABF SOPHOMORE DIVISION ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM
Steven Huber, LCA Bulldogs
Sophomore Division MVP
Josh Barricks, LCA Bulldogs
Sophomore Division batting champion
C
C
1B
2B
3B
SS
P
P
P
P
P
P
OF
OF
OF
OF
OF
OF
DH
Util
Util
Josh Campo
Mitch Mason
Steven Huber
Bennett Briante
Josh Foster
Josh Barrick
Jesse Stinnett
Bryce Keller
Alex Berxonski
Trey Elder
Kyle Buss
Brandon West
Nick Cosmo
Reid Bagley
Matt Bunch
Jake Horn
Bryan Pollard
Chris Faison
Zane Willis
Zach Clinton
Cody Mooney
LCA Bulldogs
William Campbell
LCA Bulldogs
Maryland Cardinals
LCA Bulldogs
LCA Bulldogs
LCA Bulldogs
Long Island Titans
Maryland Cardinals
William Campbell
Halfmoon Mariners
William Campbell
Long Island Titans
Hamilton
Halfmoon Mariners
Maryland Cardinals
LCA Bulldogs
Long Island Titans
Jefferson Forest
LCA Bulldogs
Niskayuna Indians
NABF TOURNAMENT NEWS OCTOBER 15, 2010
11
World Classics
Dairy Queen Crushers champs of Southaven 10U Classic
10 & Under Division Classic Championship Series Site: Southaven, Mississippi
WINNER: Dairy Queen Crushers – Conway, AR
RUNNER-UP: Banditos Black – Tomball,
TX
Final Game Score: Dairy Queen Crushers 4 vs. Banditos Black 3
By Chris Van Tuyl
DQ Crushers pitcher Jordan Wicks
had likely been wearing out the calendar
as he looked for his revenge against the
Banditos Black.
"He lost to them last year," said
coach Scott Stroth, "so his mindset ... he
couldn't wait to face them again."
The opportunity came July 8 in the
National Amateur Baseball Federation
(NABF) World Classic 10-year-old championship at Southaven's Snowden Grove
Park. It was an opportunity that wasn't
wasted.
Wicks, a southpaw, tossed a complete game to lift the Crushers to a 4-3
victory. Now, Wicks can mark his calendar for the National Youth Baseball
Championships, starting Aug. 26 at the
First Tennessee Fields in Cordova, Tenn.
"He threw the pitches exactly where
I called them," Stroth said. "He threw on
their hands all day. They've got some of
the best hitters around."
The Banditos proved it in the top
of the first inning. Alerick Soularie and
Gunnar Hoglund both singled. That
loaded the bases after Dylan Massengale
reached on an error to lead off the game.
Wicks, though, escaped the early jam,
including a strikeout and a groundout to
second.
For his heroics, Wicks was rewarded
with two runs in the bottom of the first.
Ty Johnson singled and later scored on
a wild pitch, while Connor McCullough
also collected a base hit and came home
on a passed ball.
The Banditos loaded the bases
once again in the second inning, only to
watch their side of the scoreboard go unchanged.
"Lefties are sometimes a little funny," said Stroth. "(Wicks) may come out
a little lackadaisical and get base runners
on, and then he gets serious. He did a
great job."
The lead, however, changed hands
in the top of the fifth inning. Massengale
and Soularie scored on an error to tie the
contest at 2. Two batters later, the Banditos grabbed a 3-2 advantage on Shane
Jessen's solo homer.
"We scratched and clawed and that's
one positive thing: Our kids didn't quit,"
Banditos coach Steve Hoffart said. "We
played a little bit of small ball and Shane
hit that real big home run that helped us.
He's a big hitter. I think that was his third
one of the (tournament)."
The excitement in the Banditos
dugout was temporary, as the Crushers,
based out of Conway, Ark., promptly responded. McCullough hit a single that
scored Parker Gavazzi. Andrew Hreha's
RBI groundout proved to be the game
winner.
"It's a great feeling seeing our kids
battle through it," Stroth said. "When we
got down, no one dropped their head.
That's pretty impressive for 10-yearolds."
Wicks retired the side in order in the
top of the sixth, setting off a dog pile celebration inside the grass along the thirdbase line. The win capped a perfect 7-0
tournament run. The Crushers outscored
their opposition, 72-20.
"It feels really good knowing the
competition that was here," said Stroth.
All-Tournament
Team
Rylan Kaufman
Shane Jessen
Alerick Soularie
Gunnar Hoglund
Banditos
Banditos
Banditos
Banditos
Nick Northcut
Cam Swanger
Keegan Fish
Nick Erwin
Cincinnati Flames
Cincinnati Flames
Cincinnati Flames
Cincinnati Flames
Will Huber
Connor Dorsey
Hunter Goodman
Evan Crenshaw
Arlington Tigers
Arlington Tigers
Arlington Tigers
Arlington Tigers
Black
Black
Black
Black
"The Banditos and the Cincy Flames are
two of the best teams in the country, so
that alone, just winning the tournament,
is a great honor, but going to represent
the NABF feels pretty special."
Rylan Kaufman took the hard-luck
loss for the Banditos.
Said Hoffart: "Rylan pitched his butt
off. That kid is phenomenal."
Bandito's Black gets late hit to defeat Chet Lemon's Juice
12 & Under Division Classic Championship Series Site: Southaven, Mississippi
WINNER: Banditos Black – Tomball, TX
RUNNER-UP: Chet Lemon’s Juice – Eustis, FL
Final Game Score: Banditos Black 5 vs.
Chet Lemon’s Juice 4
By Chris Van Tuyl
At 6-foot-1, the Tomball, Texas-based
Banditos Black affectionately call Ty Kilbourne “Tiger.”
On July 8 at Southaven’s Snowden
Grove Park, the eye of the Tiger was exceptionally good. Kilbourne laced the
first pitch he saw in the bottom of the
sixth inning for an RBI single to propel
his team to a 5-4 victory over Chet Lemon’s Juice for the National Amateur Baseball Federation World Classic 12-yearold championship.
“I thought they were going to pitch
around him,” Banditos coach Tom
Greene said. “I didn’t think he was going to see a strike, but they gave him that
first pitch fastball and boom, he jumped
all over it.”
After jumping all over each other in
celebration, the next realization for the
Banditos was that they had advanced to
the National Youth Baseball Championships, Aug. 27-30 at the First Tennessee
Fields in Cordova, Tenn.
“It’s a chance to play the best in the
country from every other sanction,” said
Greene. “We had a chance when we were
10; we had the bid but we couldn’t go,
and it’s been hanging on us ever since. So
this time, we really get to go.”
Among others, the Banditos will
have Matt Muhleisen in their pitching arsenal. Against the Juice, the right hander
allowed one unearned run through the
first five innings.
“Matt pitched a great game,” Greene
said. “He pitched his booty off. I couldn’t
be more proud of him.”
Starting in the third inning, the Banditos gave their hurler some run support.
Following Ryan Hoffart’s RBI squeeze
bunt, they tacked on two more in the
fourth. Muhleisen helped himself with
an RBI single, while Eric Moll contrib-
uted a run-scoring double.
The lead grew to 4-1 on solo homer
to right center by William Aguilar.
“It’s just surprising opposite-field
power,” said Greene. “Every home run
he hit this week went that way. For a
12-year-old to be able to do that, it’s
amazing.”
The joy of hitting it over the fence,
however, was also shared by a pair of
sluggers in the opposing dugout. Zach
Watson and Garrett Milchin hit backto-back homers to fuel the Juice’s sixthinning rally. With Eric Blanc at the plate
five batters later, Austin Bergner raced
home on a wild pitch to tie the contest
at 4.
Christian Sanchez led off the bottom of the inning with a single and was
standing on third with two outs, awaiting Kilbourne’s heroics.
“This is why you play baseball at
this level. This is what it’s supposed to
be,” Greene said. “Two very good teams
fighting to the very last pitch of the game
– it just doesn’t get any better than that.”
Said Lemon, a former MLB outfielder
All-Tournament
Team
Matt Muhleisen
Christian Sanchez
Kevin Roliard
Ty Kilbourne
Banditos Black
Banditos Black
Banditos Black
Banditos Black
Preston Blount
Jacob Gonzales
Donavan Mozzee
Isaac Olson
Team Patriots
Team Patriots
Team Patriots
Team Patriots
Michael Smith
Keone Givens
Mason Thompson
Team Twelve Rawlings
Team Twelve Rawlings
Team Twelve Rawlings
and 1984 World Series champion,: “The
Banditos played really good baseball today. They got some timely hitting. They
had a little bit more in the tank than we
did today, but I’m proud of our kids.”
The Banditos went 8-0 in the tournament, averaging 10.8 runs per victory.
Bandito's Black gets hit to win Classic
WINNER: Troy Renegades, Troy,
NY
RUNNER-UP: Tennessee Baseball
Club, Brentwood, TN
Final Game Score: Troy Renegades
6 vs. Tennessee Baseball Club 3
MVP: Joe Foran (Troy Renegades)
Batting Champion: Andrew Towns
(Tennessee Baseball Club)
After a cool and rainy Saturday,
the championship game heated up on
Sunday between the Troy Renegades
and the Tennessee Baseball Club.
Both teams advanced through the
semi-finals earlier that day in highly
contested games, leaving both teams
gasping for good pitching, good defense, and good offensive execution.
Both teams started the game off
with good pitching. Greg Hoteling
started for Troy only allowing runs
in the third and fourth innings. Tennessee Baseball Club started Andrew
Towns who had done a lot of damage
with the bat during the tournament
but was called on to stop a potent offense of Troy. He began the game doing very well, striking out 3 and only
allowing 1 hit. But in the third, the
Troy offense began clicking and hitting Towns. Troy got 4 consecutive
hits from the top of the lineup starting with Hoteling leading off with a
single. Joe Foran, the tournament’s
MVP, followed with a double scoring Hoteling. From there, McGrath
and Gallacchi each followed with
doubles of their own. In total, Troy
scored 4 runs that proved to be the
big inning they needed.
Tennessee Baseball Club answered with 2 runs of their own in
the fourth but could not get to Hoteling for the duration of the game. After adding one more run in the sixth,
Hoteling hoped to close out the game
by stopping the cooled off bats of
the Tennessee Baseball Club but that
proved not to be the case.
In the seventh inning, Hoteling walked two batters which then
brought the tying run to the plate.
The long fly ball fell short, giving
Troy the championship of the 2010
15u Classic in White House, Tennessee.
Both teams played very well during the tournament. Tennessee Baseball Club had been undefeated leading up to the championship game and
Troy had only lost one game which
was against the Worth Bulldogs from
Tennessee. Both the Tennessee Baseball Club and Troy finished 5-1 but
Troy won the most important one.
Andrew Towns won the tournament’s Big Stick Award from Tennessee Baseball Club while Joe Foran
was the tournament MVP.
All-Tournament
Team
Tyler McCord
Jason Gallachhi
Elijah Nkansah
Kent Frentz
Randy Baugher
Tanner Walker
Jack Bundy
Chris Jansen
Jake Bennie
Jamie Young
Aaron Cain
Bobby Kenney
Austin Kretzer
Matthew James
Jason Trott
Ryan McGrath
John Bolton
Michael Poole
Bryan Framer
Chris Mullins
Zack Harvath
HRS Express
Troy Renegades
Advantage Aces
BNBA Gold
Frederick Hustlers
TN Baseball Club
HRS Express
Johnny Mac Baseball
TN Baseball Club
Worth Bulldogs
Diamond Boys
Advantage Aces
Johnny Mac Baseball
BNBA Gold
Frederick Hustlers
Troy Renegades
TN Baseball Club
Diamond Boys
Frederick Hustlers
White House Devils
Worth Bulldogs
A batboy at the NABF College World Series.
(NABF CWS photo by Scott W. Grau)
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NABF TOURNAMENT NEWS
OCTOBER 15, 2010
World Classics
Mississippi Royals, The Juice, win 13U and 14U Classics
All-Tournament
Team
13 & Under
Division Classic Championship Series Site:
Southaven, Mississippi
Austin Riley
Jacob Wilcher
Collin Coates
DallasWoolfolk
Mississippi Royals
Mississippi Royals
Mississippi Royals
Mississippi Royals
WINNER: Mississippi Royals –
Southaven, MS
Chris Reid
Dilian Ridgway
Jake Staughter
Noah Croft
Louisiana Bayou Bandits
Louisiana Bayou Bandits
Louisiana Bayou Bandits
Louisiana Bayou Bandits
Jack Oremus
Chris Botsoe
Thomas Ako
Justin Rodriguez
Gravel Baseball
Gravel Baseball
Gravel Baseball
Gravel Baseball
Jake Greer
Von Watson
Colin Kilgore
James Sherman Muse
Germantown Giants
Germantown Giants
Germantown Giants
Germantown Giants
RUNNER-UP:
Louisiana Bayou
Bandits – Choudrant, LA
Final Game
Score: Mississippi Royals 7 vs.
Louisiana Bayou
Bandits 4
14 & Under Division
Classic Championship
Series Site: Southaven,
Mississippi
WINNER: The Juice,
Collierville, TN
RUNNER-UP: Dallas
Stars, Rockwall, TX
Final Game Score:
The Juice 10 vs. Dallas
Stars 0
Greater Nashville, Tennessee Classic Championship Series
All-Tournament
Team
Codi Sartain
Austin Johnson
Seth Young
Clay Casey
Brandon Montgomery
The
The
The
The
The
Geoffrey King
Lowell Hanley
Chris Taylor
Cody Cooper
Lewisburg
Lewisburg
Lewisburg
Lewisburg
Bailey Burford
Alex Coveny
Joe Long
Breck Ruddick
MidSouth
MidSouth
MidSouth
MidSouth
Juice
Juice
Juice
Juice
Juice
Patriots
Patriots
Patriots
Patriots
Mariners
Mariners
Mariners
Mariners
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NABF Scholarship Application
The National Amateur Baseball
Federation has a history of helping
sandlot baseball to grow. The
organization was brought into
existence in 1914. Since then,
in times of peace and prosperity,
despite wars and recession, there
always has been the year-after-year
excitement of the NABF National
Tournaments.
In 1984, the NABF Scholarship
Fund was established, and the first
scholarship was presented in 1985.
Named after the NABF executive
director emeritus of the NABF and
his wife, The Ronald and Irene
McMinn Scholarship, is an annual
award. In 1988, Mr. McMinn,
in memory of his late wife Irene,
generously endowed the fund so that
several NABF scholarship awards
could be made each year.
In 2000 Edward “Red” Carrington,
past President of the NABF and
long time President of Fort Wayne
Baseball Federation, bequethed a
generous scholarship fund in memory
of both him and his wife, Germaine.
Red Carrington has a remarkable,
durable and effective relationship
with the NABF which he joined
after the conclusion of World War
I. The Germane and Edward “Red”
Carrington Fund and the McMinn
Fund are the basis for the overall
NABF Scholarship program.
Anyone in good standing who
has been or is a current participant
in any league properly sanctioned
with the National Amateur Baseball
Federation member association is
eligible.
Selection of the award winner
will be made by the federation’s
scholarship fund committee. It will
be based on grades, financial need,
and previous awards to candidates
from a sponsoring association.
Scholarship Application
Applicant’s Name: _____________________________________________________________________
Address: ________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________________
Telephone Number: ____________________________________________________________________
Social Security Number: _____________________________________________________________
NABF Member Association: ____________________________________________________________
Sponsor: _______________________________________________________________________________
Association’s Approval ________________________________________________________, Pres.
Items required with application:
1. A copy of the letter of acceptance from or evidence of enrollment in an accredited two or four year College or University must accompany the
scholarship application which must be received by September 1st.
2. A transcript of high school grades or College University grades if already enrolled.
3. Two letters of recommendation. One must be obtained from a teacher and the other from his/her baseball coach who is in a position to evalute
the applicant’s academic and athletic performance.
4. A concise written statement from the applicant detailing scholastic, athletic and personal achievement, community involvement, and any other
information in support of the applicant. No more than two pages please. The Selection Committee may require and request additional information from an applicant or sponsor.
5. No application will be considered if the above items are not included with the application.
6. Applications must be received by September 1st.
7. Successful applicants, scholarship award winners, must submit, a proof of enrollment by December 1st before the scholarship check may be
issued.
8. Please mail fully completed application with the required items to Bruce Edwards, 4638 Shale Lane, Toledo, Ohio 43615.
NABF TOURNAMENT NEWS OCTOBER 15, 2010
13
DQ Crushers
Andrew Hreha, Conway, AR
Winston Strawn, Conway, AR
Jack Stroth, Conway, AR
Ty Johnson, Clinton, AR
Chance Wallingsford, Sheridan, AR
Parker Gavazzi, Conway, AR
Jordan Wicks, Conway, AR
Bennett Shoptaw, Maumelle, AR
Tyler Cleveland, East End, AR
Connor McCullough, Maumelle, AR
Cameron Tissue, North Little Rock, AR
Braden Johnson, Alma, AR
Brett Brockington, Cabot, AR
The NABF'S
DQ Crushers
NYB champions
(continued from page 3)
outs.
The second game pitted the Crushers
against the Travel Ball Select #1 ranked
Miami Brawlers. Brett Brockington (of
Cabot, AR) took the hill for the Crushers.
Brockington struck out 11 Brawlers and
allowed only 3 hits in 6 innings. Despite
Brockington’s strong performance, the
Crushers were held scoreless despite singles by Chance Wallingsford, Ty Johnson
and Jordan Wicks and fell 2-0.
In their last game of pool play the
Crushers faced the AABC Champion
from Puerto Rico, the Bravos. In a shaky
start, the Crushers allowed three runs to
the Bravos in the top of the first. Braden
Johnson was the starting pitcher and was
relieved by Winston Strawn who pitched
2 strong innings. DQ rebounded to score
all 7 of their runs in the 2nd inning and
take a 7-3 lead. Leading the offensive attack was Tyler Cleveland who went 2 for
3 with a 3 RBI triple in the 2nd. Connor
McCullough went 2 for 3 with 2 doubles.
Jordan Wicks came into a bases loaded ,
no out situation in the 4th inning and induced a double play and a ground out to
only allow one run to score. He finished
out the game allowing just 3 hits and
picked off 2 Bravos runners from first
base. The Crushers held on for a 7-6 victory and a spot in the semi-finals against
the AAU representative Team Florida.
The semi-final against the highly
favored Team Florida would start with
Jordan Wicks (of Conway, AR) on the
mound with only 4 innings left in his
availability. He pitched all four innings
and held Team Florida to just one run on
six scattered hits, 4 strikeouts and two
walks. Tyler Cleveland (of East End, AR)
took the mound in the 5th inning with
5-1 lead. He closed out the game allowing only one additional run on 4 hits for
a 5-2 victory. Like the previous game the
Crushers scored all their runs in one inning, the third. A two-run Homerun by
Andrew Hreha and RBI singles by Connor McCullough and Jordan Wicks led
the charge. The Crushers moved on to
face Banditos Black in a rematch of the
NABF World Series.
Tyler Cleveland again took the ball
to start the Championship game against
the Banditos. Cleveland had only 4 innings available to pitch for the tournament. He made the most of those innings
allowing only 4 runs on 7 hits, 1 walk.
Winston Strawn took the mound in the
5th inning and pitched 1 1/3 innings, allowing two runs on 2 hits to hold a narrow 7-6 Crushers’ lead. The Crushers hit
five doubles in this game. Jordan Wicks
led the hit parade going 2 for 2 with one
bringing in two runners to home. Connor
McCullough both had 2 RBI doubles and
Ty Johnson had an RBI double with Jack
Stroth having the fifth double. Connor
McCullough (of Maumelle, AR) came in
from center field to close out the game.
He inherited one runner at second
base. McCullough’s first pitch was a
sharply hit line drive into center field.
Convinced it would drop for a hit, the
Banditos sent the runner from second.
Parker Gavazzi (of Conway, AR) dove
and caught the ball just inches from the
ground and immediately threw the ball
to second base for the game ending, double play.
McCullough received the tournament MVP award for his all around performance in hitting, defense and pitching.
Tomball's Banditos Black third
The 12U Banditos Black from Tomball, Texas took third place in their age
division at the National Youth Baseball
Championship. The Tombito Banditos
represented the U.S.
Here are results from their pool play
games, in which the Banditos went 3-0.
Tomball (Texas) 6, Dallas (Texas) 5
Izzy Trevino's two-run double keyed
a three-run rally in the top of the sixth
for Tomball's opening game comeback
win in the intrastate clash. Turner and
Muhleisen combined to blank Dallas
over the final 1 2/3 innings to enable the
comeback.
Tomball (Texas) 3, Ocala (Fla.) 0
Eric Moll totally turned off the team
that had put up the early action's biggest score going the route on a two-hit
shutout that featured 13 strikeouts in the
six-inning game. Moll also picked up the
game's lone RBI -- on a fourth-inning infield grounder -- with the other two rubs
coming on a wild pitch and a steal of
home by Matt Muhleisen.
Tomball, Texas, 8, Lumberton, N.C., 7
The squad from Tomball, Texas, continued its roll in Cordova, Tenn., on Saturday -- showing off its offensive prowess
one day after its pitching put on a clinic.
Both starting pitchers allowed six runs
apiece, as the offenses once again got off
to a fast start and ruled the game. Tomball's Christian Sanchez capped off a
three-RBI game with a solo homer in the
sixth inning to down Lumberton.
A Louisville Orangeman pitcher at the
NABF College World Series. (NABF
CWS photo by Scott W. Grau)
From the Executive Director,
On behalf of all our National Amateur Baseball Federation membership, I would like to take this opportunity to thank our Sponsors and Hosts
of our World Series, Regional and National Classics Tournament Events for
making our 2010 program another big success this season.
• Derby City Baseball, Inc., Jay Tewell, Tournament Director Major Division World Series
• Buffalo Muny AAA, Paul Wolf, Tournament Director Major Division
Regional
• Cincinnati Recreation Commission, Jim Boyle, Tournament Director Major Division Regional
• Fort Wayne Baseball Federation, Richard Crumback, Tournament Director Major Division Regional
• North Jersey Majors Met League, Mark DeMenna, Tournament Director
Major Division Regional
• Chicago Suburban Baseball League, Fred LeSage, Tournament Director
Major Division Regional
• Orlando Baseball League, Bill Ball, Tournament Director Major Division
Regional
• Eastern Shore Baseball League, Mike Dorsey, Tournament Director Major
Division Regional
• West Haven Twilight League, Vin DiLauro, Tournament Director Major
Division Regional
• Youngstown Class AA Baseball, Bob Mingo, Tournament Director Multiple Age Division Regional
• Toledo Amateur Baseball Federation, Aaron Myers, Tournament Director
College Division World Series
• Mary E. Love, Tournament Director, Sophomore Division Regional
• Parade Ground Baseball League, Joseph Victor, Tournament Director Multiple Age Division Regional
• Mississippi NABF, Derek Topik, Tournament Director Senior Division World Series
• Maryland State Baseball Association, Chuck Ford, Tournament Director Multiple Age Division Regional
• Triple Play Baseball, Ronnie Bay, Tournament Director Multiple Age Division Regional
• Youngstown Class B Baseball League, Scott Ruark, Tournament Director Multiple Age Division Regional
• Westchester Baseball Association, John Nesi, Assistant Tournament Director Senior Division Regional
• Eastern NY Travel Baseball League, Ed Frye, Tournament Director Multiple Age Division Regional
• East Tennessee Baseball District, Buzz McNish, Tournament Director High School Division World Series
• Northville Baseball-Softball Association, Scott Baldwin, Tournament Director Junior Division World Series
• Virginia National Amateur Baseball Inc., G.R. Wiley, Jr., Tournament Director Sophomore Division World Series
• City of Southaven, Mississippi, Scotty Baker, Tournament Director Multiple Age Division National Classics Series
• White House High School Dugout Club, Mark Mills, Tournament Director 15 & Under National Classics Series
Last but not least, we would like to thank all those individuals and organizations who contributed to our scholarship
program. Companies that sponsored our program are Baden Sports, official NABF baseball sponsor; Hillerich and Bradsby
Company, (Louisville Slugger) our baseball bat sponsor since 1919; Jason Budden and Baseball Factory; New Era Park Caps;
Motel 6; T-Mobile; Walter McDonald, our sponsor for rings and medallions; MLB Baseball Operations; Paul Wright and Village Trophy Company; Frazier Insurance Agency; Debra & Dave Cook and Hoosier Bat Company; Sean McGuire and Camelot
Sports Media and Pat Eaken, Editor of the NABF Tournament News.
Charles M. Blackburn, Jr.
Executive Director-NABF
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NABF TOURNAMENT NEWS
OCTOBER 15, 2010
In Memoriam
In Memoriam
John Richard
Benedict, Sr.
Garvin E. (G.R.) Wiley, Jr.
Executive Director,
Virginia Amateur Baseball, Inc.
Editor, NABF
Tournament News
EDitor, Behind the Seams
NABF Historian
It is with much sadness that we have
learned of the passing of G.R. Wiley of
Rustburg, Virginia on September 29,
2010. G.R. was 70 years of age.
His loyalty to the NABF and youth
baseball in the greater Lynchburg, Virginia area was well-recognized by thousands of participants taking part in the
Virginia Amateur Baseball, Inc., program
that he founded.
Naturally, he was recognized through
the NABF for his many contributions to
amateur baseball. In 2007, G.R. Wiley was
awarded the Ronald E. McMinn Award of
Merit for his many contributions towards
the perpetuation and promotion of youth
baseball in Virginia.
G.R. Wiley, Jr. was born in Lynchburg,
The memory of John Benedict will live on in the hearts and
minds of baseball league officials,
teams and sandlot ball players
throughout the National Amateur
Baseball Federation.
John was born May 16, 1925
in Silver Spring, Maryland. John
was a 1943 graduate of Montgomery Blair High School. He was a
member of the high school baseball team. His baseball activities
were interrupted when he became
stricken with polio. After recovering from polio and graduating he
joined the army and was a World
War II veteran, who fought in the
Battle of the Bulge.
John Benedict served as Editor
of the Montgomery County Suburban Record for twenty six years.
He retired in 1990.
Since his retirement in 1990,
John served as a volunteer for the
National Amateur Baseball Federation as Editor of the NABF Tournament News and Behind the Seams
newsletter. Since 1998, John
served as NABF Historian.
The NABF established a
special award in 1999, in honor
of John Benedict, to recognize his
excellent coverage of NABF baseball, amateur sports programs and
youth sports. The award, known
as the John R. Benedict Sports
Journalism award, is awarded
annually to a sports editor for
outstanding coverage of amateur
baseball programs.
John was a highly energetic
man who enjoyed playing tennis,
baseball, coaching, gardening,
history, time and correspondence
with family, writing poetry, playing cards, and sports exercises in
general.
John passed away on May
29, 2010 the beloved husband of
Marilyn Elinor Batter Benedict, his
wife of 64 ½ years. Father of John
“Rocky” Benedict, Jr. and wife
Judy; Carl R. Benedict and wife
Debbie; Linda C. Benedict; and
Laura C. Densock and husband
Rob. Grandfather of ten and GreatGrandfather of four.
without a coach and that was the beginning. He has since coached, managed, or
somehow been involved with Pony and
Colt League, Little League, Dixie Youth,
American Legion, and in 2006 joined the
NABF. In 2007, the Virginia NABF, now
Virginia Amateur Baseball, Inc., grew to
five area leagues with a total of 32 teams.
Mr. Wiley has managed and helped to
develop some of Central Virginia's most
talented athletes and successful young
men, an example of this success being the
Detroit Tiger's third baseman, Brandon
Inge. Brandon played Legion Ball for G.R.
during the late 1990s.
In 2004, Mr. Wiley was inducted to
the Lynchburg Sports Hall of Fame for his
outstanding dedication to Youth Baseball
in the City of Lynchburg and surrounding
counties. His best investments had been
in chidren. He once said, "The good Lord
has provided me with the means to support these kids, and money spent for kids
is money well spent." His goal was not to
always win the game but to see the kids
learn from their experiences and use this
knowledge later in life to become good
students and responsible adults.
#HAMPS
In Memoriam
#HAMPS
7HEN9OUVE
%ARNED)T
Joseph Louis Warren
NABF Director
Chairman, Awards
Committee
The memory of Joseph Warren will live forever in the hearts
and minds of the many athletes
throughout Prince George’s
County, Maryland. Joe served
the Prince George’s County area
for over fifty years, most recently
retiring as Executive Director of
the Prince Georges County Boys &
Girls Club.
In addition, Joe served as
President of the NABF in 2001 and
2002. Joe Warren was Chairman
of the Scholarship Awards Committee and a member of the NABF
Board of Directors.
Joe served this organization
diligently for twenty five consecutive seasons, giving of his time,
his resources, and his energy to
promote NABF baseball at all age
levels.
Joe passed away on November
11, 2009, the beloved husband
of the late Ruth Warren; father of
Paul Warren, and grandfather of
Jennifer and Joseph Warren.
Virginia where he
lived most of his life.
He is a 1958 graduate of Brookville
High School.
Although he never
played baseball during his school years,
he has more than
made up for lost
time during his 40
years of dedication to the game and to the
children who have played for him. G.R.
went to work as a delivery boy for a local
grocer when he was only 12-years-old
and later at 14-years-old started working
in the family trucking business in which
he had served as Vice-President and for
the last 38 years as President. He served
his country in the United States Army,
where he was stationed at Fort Hood, Texas and Fort Meade, Maryland. While serving he was named NCO of R&R, where he
organized many recreational leagues.
When he returned home from the
Army, he returned to work for the family
business. In 1968, G.R. was asked to sponsor his first team; at the time the team was
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